{"product_id":"hardtack","title":"Hardtack","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:\" center\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"detail-list\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIN STOCK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"detail-list\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e144 pages, 238 × 287 mm, 72 tritone plates\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSection-sewn clothbound debossed hardcover\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith a text by Imani Perry\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEdited by Sarah Chaplin Espenon at Loose Joints\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDesigned \u0026amp; Published by Loose Joints\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLJ198, March 2024\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"p1\"\u003eFortune uplifts the long-enduring nature of Black culture and traditions in the American South across ten years of portraiture rooted in history and the landscape.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlour, water, and salt. These are the sole ingredients that make Hardtack: a Civil War-era food long-associated with survivalism, land migration, and its extremely long shelf life. Drawing from this history as a metaphor for the long-enduring nature of Black culture and traditions,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardtack\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003euncovers the roots that tie Fortune's native landscape to the conflicts and nuances associated with the post-emancipation Americas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn the follow-up to his breakout monograph\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eI can't stand to see you cry\u003c\/em\u003e, Fortune borrows from the language of vernacular and archival photography to interrogate the historical relationship of his community to photography; rooted in the landscape, Fortune often uses sites of historical and cultural interest as a guide but not a subject, implying the deep ties that bind modern Black communities resiliently to their regions, in the face of both adversity and joy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA significant theme in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardtack\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis Fortune’s striking portraits of coming-of-age traditions. Inside, young bull-riders, praise dancers, and pageant queens inherit and gracefully embrace these forms of community ritual. Fortune's dignifying eye pays tribute to these cultural performances' rigour, discipline and creative flair, alongside the intergenerational conversation between young people and elders handing down these traditions. Collecting together nearly a decade of work, Hardtack continues Fortune’s weaving of documentary and personal history, marking a sincere expression of love and passion to a region that has nourished the artist personally and creatively, while also marking an important contribution to photographing the American South.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFrom Loose Joints's Website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rahim Fortune","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55690362093641,"sku":null,"price":65.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/2026\/9897\/files\/Rahim_Hardtack_shots_1080x1080_fba1bc7e-74d7-4473-8d47-129bb78f5978.webp?v=1779095072","url":"https:\/\/yyg0cd-80.myshopify.com\/products\/hardtack","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}